Did Elon Musk decide to withdraw support for the World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif's medal and $25 million bonus are revoked? No, that's not true: The article cited in the comments of a social media post making this claim did
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No proof JD Vance provided ‘furnished apartments’ for North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims
“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
PolitiFact→ ‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing
“I never said it” was a refrain during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing. The HHS secretary nominee downplayed and denied his past statements. Here are six examples.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof US Allocated $50 Million Solely For Condoms In Gaza
Did the U.S. government spend or plan to spend $50 million exclusively on condoms in Gaza? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the U.S. government intended to spend that much money just on condoms for the small territory. U.S. a
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, AOC and Jamie Raskin didn’t file articles of impeachment against Trump over his Jan. 6 pardons
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
The Dispatch→ The Forest and the Trees
Judging like presidents alike.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Fact-check: Trump misleads about North Carolina storm victims and FEMA housing
"The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims California Gov. Gavin Newsom thwarted Elon Musk’s help amid fires are unfounded
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
The Dispatch→ I’m a Sucker for America
Patriotism is a good thing. Whatever the right is doing these days isn’t.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes
Did newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent post on X that he was "committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting a gold-backed currency"? No, that's not true: X has since suspende
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Show EBT Card Not Working In January 2025 Due To Federal Funding Freeze
Is a video of a man failing to buy a sandwich with an EBT card at a Subway restaurant from January 2025 and related to the federal funding freeze announced by the Trump administration that month? No, that's not true: The footage was onlin
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Not Affect Second Lady Usha Vance
The order, which already faces legal challenges, would apply only to children born after February 19, 2025.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Eric Trump about the ‘American Golden Age’
Says Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigration Officers Carrying Out Enforcement On Miami Beach In January 2025 — It Was Air-And-Sea Show
Does a video show immigrationt officers carrying out enforcement on Miami Beach in January 2025? No, that's not true: This footage is of Hyundai's 2024 air-and-sea show on Miami Beach. While the official website for the 2025 show promotes
The Dispatch→ Did Trump Revoke Secret Service Protection for Obama and His Family?
No, federal law guarantees Secret Service protection for former presidents.
PolitiFact→ Roy Cooper – Roy Cooper says Hurricane Helene relief bill ‘took money’ from hurricane victims. Not exactly.
North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk’s Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two January 6 Participants Were NOT Killed Within 24 Hours Of Each Other As Of January 29, 2025 — One Died In 2024
Did two people who participated in the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol die within 24 hours of one another in early 2025, after being pardoned for their actions by President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Although police killed on
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Deportations Will Hit American Workers, Too
Previous expulsions of migrant laborers have proven economically harmful—even for the people the policies were supposed to help.
Internet Archive→ Trump Confirmation Hearings : CNNW : January 29, 2025 10:00am-1:00pm PST
The Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees..This item belongs to: movies/TV-CNNW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON, MPEG1, Metadata, SubRip, TV Clips
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited 2018 Photo Shows ‘POLICE ICE’ Officers Taking Away Man In ‘Latinos For Trump’ Shirt — ICE, Shirt Logos Added
Does a photo genuinely show a man in a "Latinos for Trump 2024" shirt being taken away by agents wearing "POLICE ICE" labels on their backs? No, that's not true: The photo is based on an original from 2018, and several elements in the pic
Full Fact→ Audio of President Trump criticising Keir Starmer is fake
The clip circulating on social media isn’t real, and has been made with AI.
Full Fact→ ‘Enron Egg’ home nuclear reactor device is parody
A website announcing its launch was created for “performance art” and there’s no evidence any such product actually exists.
Health Feedback→ Did the CIA conclude that SARS-CoV-2 came from a Chinese lab? Beware of misleading headlines in the Daily Mail and elsewhere
REVIEW In January 2025, the Daily Mail reported on an update to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s stance on the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. By prominently featuring the word “DID” in uppercase, the hea
Full Fact→ Are this year’s local elections being ‘cancelled’?
Some councils have asked to delay elections until 2026 due to a reorganisation of local government, but we don’t yet know which will be postponed.
Full Fact→ Fake Owen Jones article in the Guardian on ‘Palestine Pride’ shared online
Owen Jones did not write an opinion piece for the Guardian headlined “Diversity and inclusion is in the heart of all Palestinians. Gaza will one day host the world’s largest Pride parade”.
Full Fact→ No evidence German Chancellor Olaf Scholz owns a multimillion dollar house destroyed by LA wildfires
The house shown in footage is actually an LAPD police academy that has not been damaged in the wildfires.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, we’re not all female under Trump’s executive order
“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female”
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Trump cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel
PolitiFact is live fact-checking the U.S. Senate's hearings President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, and Kash Patel, the nominee to run the FBI.
Full Fact→ Claim transgender Irish person has ‘married themself’ is satire
The story originates from an Irish satirical website, but many online are sharing it apparently believing it to be genuine.
PolitiFact→ As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we examine the impact of his first-term tariffs
As President Donald Trump readies new tariffs, we looked back at the effect of his first-term tariffs. Numerous studies say they hampered the economy and added to consumers’ costs.
Full Fact→ No, a BBC article didn’t claim that Angela Rayner is replacing Rachel Reeves as chancellor
The BBC says no such article was produced by the corporation.
The Dispatch→ Netanyahu and Trump to Meet Amid Fragile Ceasefire Agreement
The deal between Israel and Hamas is still on track to move to its second phase—for now.
Internet Archive→ White House Press Secretary Holds First Briefing : CSPAN : January 29, 2025 5:06am-5:53am EST
"America will no longer tolerate illegal immigration" and President Trump "expects every nation on this planet will cooperate with the repatriation of their citizens," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in the first White House
The Dispatch→ Spilling Starmer’s Tea
Taxing your way to nirvana.
The Dispatch→ Trump Emasculates the GOP at His Own Peril
He can’t expect to preserve party unity through humiliation.
The Dispatch→ Surveillance Flip-Flop Could Sink Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination
Some Republican senators want more answers on the would-be intelligence chief’s stance.
The Dispatch→ Vladimir Putin Isn’t Buying Donald Trump’s Shtick
Why the president’s tariff threat against Russia falls flat.
The Dispatch→ Elon Musk ‘Truly Is Untouchable Right Now’
Despite some MAGA sniping, the entrepreneur continues to wield lots of influence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe And Taylor Swift Did NOT Decide To Leave US After Trump’s Election
Did Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift announce they were leaving the United States, presumably after Donald Trump's return as president? No, that's not true: The article cited in the comments of a social media post making th